Education

On March 10, 18 members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) from Harrison County ATC traveled to Northern Kentucky University to compete at the Region 4 FBLA Conference. Students had a great time competing in events, making new friends, and attending the talent show.

BESSON
Abby Besson, a senior at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., was inducted into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society in a ceremony Monday, March 16. Besson is an electronic media major from Cynthiana.
Freed-Hardeman’s Tennessee Iota chapter of Alpha Chi was chartered April 22, 1977. Invitations for membership in Alpha Chi are extended to juniors and seniors who have a good reputation, are in the upper 10 percent of their class and have cumulative grade point averages of 3.75 on 80 or more credit hours.

In support of Autism Awareness month, MCTC/ Licking Valley Campus will host a balloon release at 3 p.m. on April 9 from the back lawn on campus. Students, faculty, staff and community members will release balloons in order to bring awareness to the issues related to autism, Asperger’s and other disorders on this spectrum. Interested members of the community are invited and welcome to attend.

MCTC/Licking Valley Campus, NAMI on Campus, will host a presentation concerning addiction. The event will be held at the Hilltop location on Tuesday, March 31, at 5:30 p.m.
Paula Blades, NAMI on campus vice president, Mary June Brunker and Derrick Allen will speak about how their lives have been affected by addiction. Karen Adams, Adams and Associates, will speak about treatment resources.

The Harrison County High School Speech and Debate Team competed over the weekend at the annual Kentucky High School Speech League.
KHSSL is the oldest high school organization in the state and promotes speech, drama and debate education in Kentucky Schools.
The tournament is held every March on the University of Kentucky Campus. This year the tournament hosted 574 students from 53 schools across the state of Kentucky.